The first written document that mentions the name "Crnković" dates from 1429, from the village of Zavrsji in the county of Brod Moravice.

In 1663, Fran Krsto Frankopan donated a fortified estate in the vicinity of Velike Lašče.

Ivan Juraj Crnković (1748–1812), brother of Petar Nikola, moved 1779 to France, under the name Jean de Noir.

He escaped to Italy with his wife, under the name de Niro, but returned to France when Napoleon came to power.

There are direct and indirect descendants registered under "Czernkovich","Crnkovich" or "Cinkovich" in United States and other parts of the world.